Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 275 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (What can I fix?): Open-minded: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.”, “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” Closed-minded: “I never change my mind.”, “I don’t care what the facts say.”, “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” Helps you improve: noting what worked, asking what to change, asking for feedback. Learns nothing: blaming bad luck, hiding the mistake.

1. 1.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
5. 5.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
8. 8.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
13. 13.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
40. 40.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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